Example sentences of "[noun] could n't be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's gone to shut the back gate cos mummy could n't be bothered . |
| 2 | He recorded verdicts of accidental death and urged anyone who dumps a fridge or freezer to make sure the door hinges were smashed so the tragedy could n't be repeated . |
| 3 | Surely his fraternal rival could n't be contemplating shooting Lexandro ? |
| 4 | They knew the RIC could n't be relied on ; they knew they had no hope of persuading the Army to go on a reign of terror ; so a new force with carte blanche … . |
| 5 | But his innocence could n't be proved . |
| 6 | After that Dot could n't be bothered . |
| 7 | The Gnomes were very interested in this ; as Flaherty said , you could not know too much about these things , although it was a pig 's pity that such a jewel could n't be worn by the King of the day when he went about his reigning , because was n't that the purpose of crowns and jewels anyway ? |
| 8 | Claudia sighed ; Dana in this mood could n't be reasoned with . |
| 9 | And , therefore , the argument is of people whose backs are pinned to the wall before they 're questioned as it were , and that does n't make for a sober and calm discussion , especially as there is some doubt , I suspect , in the mind of ministers , but certainly in the mind of many people in the Conservative Party , about whether these great absolutes , this wall against which ministers and departments are nailed , really need exist in quite the form it 's being constructed or whether the whole issue could n't be handled in a rather more sensitive and relaxed way . |
| 10 | Another attempt at Reconciliation could n't be planned overnight , and if the next mid-summer went unused , the Imajica would pass another two centuries divided . |
| 11 | The Father came out this morning to say that the hall could , one of the first things Father told him was that the hall could n't be insured , I mean it even staggered erm Doris , cos she 's not heard of that before , impressed , I do n't know what impressed is , but |
| 12 | In practice , however , he found that Karen could n't be provoked easily . |
| 13 | Do you know , the cobblestones could n't be seen for the blood which swilled like water ? |
| 14 | Well I was impressed by the erm the Maxwell erm peoples comments that the funds should be clearly marked pension fund accounts and and that er there would be regulations that this money could n't be transferred without some the regulator again or somebody making er agreeing to the transaction , but I erm fully understand that would be erm very time-consuming , but er that 's the only way I can see that , that the fund should be clearly marked that they 're pension fund and should n't be transferred without some some authority agreeing to it . |
| 15 | It was a personality choice , and responsibility could n't be avoided by saying they were like turnips . |
| 16 | And Trent could n't be bothered . |
| 17 | ‘ Government funding for Mar Lodge 's future through Scottish Natural Heritage could n't be agreed to because it would be a nail in the coffin admission that the present deer forest system is at the root of the most serious problems for the Cairngorms ’ . |
| 18 | Her lines gusted , as though the scaffolding of her voice production was curiously insecure — and with such accuracy and fluency in her accompaniment , the imperfections could n't be ignored . |
| 19 | If an original part could n't be located , the crew would consult the prints and have Dick Mead , a retired machinist from Janesville , Wisconsin , recreate the component to match original military specifications . |
| 20 | Dyson could n't be expected to wet-nurse his staff — he 'd far too much on his hands already . |
| 21 | But , of course , slabs of whatever shape must overlap the liner by a couple of inches , so our crazy paving did n't fit as it should … in the end , it was a case of another jigsaw , but these pieces could n't be cut . |
| 22 | If places could n't be distinguished — by pointing , or naming , or describing , or giving co-ordinates or in some other way — there would be no possibility of the second use of ‘ Here ’ . |
| 23 | I said that in pointing into the flower-vase and saying , ‘ Here ’ , I am obviously distinguishing one place from another as the place where the thimble is , and that if places could n't be distinguished — by pointing , or naming , or describing , or giving co-ordinates or in some other way — there would be no possibility of this use of ‘ Here ’ . |
| 24 | She was aware that the colour that flooded her cheeks could n't be blamed on reflection from her sweater . |
| 25 | I know I took a saw with the idea of cutting his head off so that the body could n't be identified . |
| 26 | It is more likely that the elements of secrecy and self-deception involved in my behaviour were already so strong that what I was actually doing could n't be described in words at all , least of all in the incriminating written word . |
| 27 | Like a ship on a slow tide , she had moved away from him , without either of them knowing until it was too late and the drift could n't be stopped . |
| 28 | The Stott picture could n't be found , but its black and white equivalent was clearly labelled ‘ Kilfinnan ’ . |
| 29 | Brückner could n't be left alive with that knowledge . |
| 30 | ‘ The old attraction could n't be banished so easily . |